There is a Girl Scout song, “Make New Friends”, a song that comes to mind often when I think of the new friends I’ve made simply by Princess P starting kindergarten.
Most of my life I’ve been truly blessed with great friends. So many different personalities and histories, but all very special. I didn’t expect that in my “adult” years that I would meet some of the most wonderful people and bond so quickly with them.
When I became a “First Time Kinder Mommy” this past fall I had no idea how life changing this time would be for me!
This five-day a week thing is no joke; it is rough getting a five-year old to school by 7:40 a.m.! Add an eager Princess Sweetie Pie in the mix and, wow…I think I finally know the meaning of total exhaustion!
The perks highly outweigh the struggles though. My favorite perk is that I get to make new friends and I have found some amazing new friends.
I have a bad habit of overextending myself. I want to do it ALL! In this Toot Sweet life I end up with way too much on my plate and sometimes fall short in some areas (example: I’m usually always a few minutes late). Not knowing any better as a first time Kindergarten mommy, I signed up for LOTS of things! I’m part of the “Room Mom” team, a parent helper in class once a week, a Co-Leader for a Girl Scout Daisy troop and a few other things too!
So far it has been an amazing and fun journey, even if it is a bit overwhelming.
Thankfully one of my “New Friends” is a veteran at all this and she is showing me the way. She is AMAZING! I can only hope that by the time Princess P is in third grade and Princess Sweetie Pie is starting her journey I will be as AMAZING as her! Of course, there are other amazing friends who are not veterans either; we are learning together with each others support!
So I dedicate this song to all my New friends and, of course, the old friends too! Thank you, thank you, thank you…without all of you I wouldn’t be able to even attempt to “do it ALL”!
Make new friends,
But keep the old.
One is silver,
The other is gold.
Tootles,
Love that song! Fond GS memories.
So glad you are making great friends!
We are teaching our Daisy Troop the song and they love it…such memories of being a little girl!